On October 23, 2026, Drake began celebrating his 40th birthday ahead of his actual birthday on October 24. Over the weekend, the rapper attended a series of parties in New York City. At Casa Cipriani in Manhattan, Drake celebrated with around 400 guests, who were treated to a surprise performance by the Backstreet Boys. The 90s boy band performed “I Want It That Way”, with Drake joining the group.

On the second evening in New York City, October 24, Drake celebrated at Delilah. This evening featured appearances and performances by Bow Wow, Sexyy Red, and Jamaican dancehall star Popcaan, whose appearance reportedly marked his first-ever performance in the US after years of visa difficulties. Three days later, celebrations continued with a big surprise in Houston.

On Tuesday, October 27, Jeff Ross, known as the “Roastmaster General”, surprised the rapper with a roast set. Though Drake praised Ross afterward, he actually requested to be roasted by actor Jim Carrey. On September 13, Carrey roasted the man himself, Jeff Ross, for his 61st birthday. Upon seeing footage of this roast, Drake publicly commented, “Wow, this is now all I want for my birthday.” Instead, he got the “Roastmaster General” himself. Footage from the roast hasn’t been released yet.

The Celebration Doesn’t End There

Houston also got in on the festivities, with multiple venues and clubs hosting Drake-themed events for his 40th birthday. The city has hosted some memorable celebrations for the rapper before. In October 2024, for instance, Drake threw a 2000s-themed party at Escape nightclub, where he had a dance-off with singer-dancer Omarion. He also visited Area 29, where he was seen “making it rain” and handing out stacks of cash. Those events were part of his 38th birthday celebrations, rather than this year’s festivities.

As Drake went all out for his 40th, his three May 2026 albums reportedly won’t be competing at the Grammys in February 2027. The rapper reportedly didn’t submit any of his three albums or their songs released in May 2026. Drake is still appealing the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, “Not Like Us.” Oral arguments in the appeal are scheduled for December 4, 2026. Drake has previously criticized the Grammys, but no verified explanation links his latest decision not to submit music to the lawsuit. In February 2025, the diss track won in five different categories at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

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The beef between 50 Cent and Rick Ross takes yet another strange, personal turn. In a series of court documents obtained by Billboard, 50 is suing Ross’s ex Tia Kemp for allegedly cyberstalking his 14-year-old son. The multi-hyphenate claimed that Kemp has constantly harassed his son Sire online, making several degrading comments about him. Perhaps most damning of all is how he claimed the woman made fun of his son’s autism.

“Ms. Kemp shamelessly used the label ‘on the spectrum’ as a pejorative slur hurled at a child to humiliate him and his family. But autism is not shameful,” 50 Cent’s team said in their complaint. “What is shameful is fabricating a diagnosis for a private child, inventing a sexually degrading cause for it, and broadcasting both to a mass audience.”

Ultimately, 50 is sick of his son being used as a “prop and a punchline” for Tia Kemp’s online tirades. Since Sire Jackson isn’t a public figure, he argued that he shouldn’t be a punching bag in her grievances with 50. Consequently, he’s seeking a restraining order, financial damages, and for her to take down her remarks.

However, 50 taking Rick Ross’s ex to court for making fun of his son acts in stark contrast to how he treated his own rival’s son.

50 Cent Calls Out Rick Ross’s Ex Despite Making Fun of their Son too

21-year old William Roberts III, the son Ross and Kemp share, was recently pistol-whipped by a man in South Florida. Allegedly, Roberts was dealing with a woman the assaulter previously dated. As a result, 20-year-old Don Roberts III threatened to kill William and hit him accordingly.

Shortly after a police report was filed, the man turned himself in. However 50 Cent found the whole incident to be particularly amusing. In fact, he joked that he would bail the gunman out of jail just to spite his enemy Rick Ross. Then, he promoted a bit of Street Fighter in the process.

“I got him he will be out tomorrow I’m sending @drewfindling . This is a big misunderstanding that can easily be resolved. This was a street fight, I mean STREET FIGHTER is in theaters!” 50 Cent wrote.

Currently, there’s no word on what happened to Don Roberts III and Rick Ross hasn’t directly responded to 50’s slander. But their feud has taken a particularly dark turn in their decades long beef.

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